ureter
/jʊəˈɹiːtə(ɹ)/
ureter noun: either of the two long, narrow ducts that carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
Noun
ureter (plural ureters)
- Either of the two long, narrow ducts that carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
ureter meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Tagalog
ureter in Hindi
- narrow duct that carries urine from the kidneys
- मूत्रनली mūtranlī
ureter in Tamil
- சிறுநீர்க்குழாய்
ureter in Telugu
- ureter
- మూత్రనాళము mūtranāḷamu
ureter in Tagalog
- narrow duct that carries urine from the kidneys
- daang-ihi
More languagesFewer languages
- ureter in Arabic
- حَالِب ḥālib
- ureter in Indonesian
- ureter
- ureter in Thai
- ท่อไต tɔ̂ɔ-dtai
- ureter in Vietnamese
- ống dẫn đái, niệu quản
Forms of ureter
| plural | ureters |
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Origin of ureter
From Ancient Greek οὐρητήρ (ourētḗr).
Words formed from ureter
Questions about ureter
- What does ureter mean?
- Ureter means either of the two long, narrow ducts that carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
- What is ureter in Hindi?
- Ureter in Hindi is मूत्रनली (mūtranlī). See Ureter meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is ureter?
- Ureter is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ureter?
- Ureter is pronounced /jʊəˈɹiːtə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of ureter?
- The plural of ureter is ureters.
Words near ureter in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ureter (page history and authors); ureter (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); మూత్రనాళము (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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